Administrative Advocacy

August 5, 2025 at 12:00pm-12:30pm

The passage of a bill at the state Capitol is only one step in the advocacy process. After the bill becomes law, it goes to the relevant department of government that will be responsible for implementing the law. During...

Children’s Policy Summit-Fort Smith

July 28, 2025 at 1:00pm-3:00pm

Join the Arkansas Kids Count Coalition for our Children’s Policy Summit series. We will be traveling around the state to update you on which laws passed, or didn’t, and how new laws will impact the children and families of...

Reproductive Health Education in Arkansas

June 26, 2025 at 5:30pm-6:30pm

Arkansas has one of the highest teen birth rates in the country. To address this alarming statistic, it is critical for nonprofit leaders, advocates, and policymakers to learn more about the state of reproductive health education in Arkansas. To...

Town Hall: Stop Medicaid Work Reporting Requirements

April 29, 2025 at 5:00pm-6:30pm

Join us for a public town hall meeting cohosted by Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families and Arkansas Community Organizations to discuss Arkansas DHS’s recent request to the federal government to allow Arkansas to reimplement work reporting requirements. Thousands...

Medicaid Access at Risk: The Latest Work Reporting Requirements Proposal

April 23, 2025 at 11:00am-12:00pm

Arkansas DHS just submitted a request to the federal government to allow Arkansas to reimplement work reporting requirements. We’ll discuss what happened to thousands of Arkansans when similar requirements were implemented in 2018; what this new proposal includes, who...